Acer palmatum 'Beni shi en' Purple Smoke Japanese Maple Feature_Native Clumping means that this isn't

Clumping means that this isn't your typical running bamboo that will take over your yard

it attains a nice exfoliating grey bark

Graham Adcock

It is often speculated that this literally could be translated as "dancing red-faced monkey"

Intense fall colors that hold on for a few weeks longer than most Acer palmatum is why the Japanese often use the Acer japonicum in the landscape for fall color

Acer palmatum 'Beni shi en' Purple Smoke Japanese Maple Feature_Native Clumping means that this isn'tAcer palmatum 'Beni shi en' Purple Smoke Japanese Maple Zones 5 9 This unique Acer palmatum was found as a variegated sport off a heat tolerant red Japanese maple in lower Alabama. 'Beni shi en' leafs out in the early spring as purple with lime green variegation. 'Beni shi en' is a photographer's delight as every leaf is variegated differently. By mid summer, this Japanese maple is a green red with a creamy variegation. Fall colors on this tree are